Making Work Zones Work Better - California Workshops

Summary of Topics and Issues

April 27 & 29, 2004

# Total # CT of Total
Item # Topic # Votes
Volunteers Volunteers
2 Work Zone Information 154 16 12
1 Work Zone Enforcement 121 24 13
12 Alternative Work Schedules 113 8 5
15 Transportation Management Plans 95 20 19
24 Design for Safety 80 18 9
21 Work Zone Visibility 72 16 8
11 Performance Measures 55 6 5
14 Innovative Contracting 52 2 1
25 Tools and Techniques for Safer Work Zones 45 11 5
3 Cumulative Impacts of Multiple Closures 36 2 2
22 Short Term Work Zones – Safety 29 2 1
4 Beyond Cars in Work Zones 28 5 5
6C Modify Driver Behavior 21 3 0
5 Two-Lane Rural Traffic Handling 17 3 2
23 Automated Equipment – Short Term, High Exposure 16 2 2
13 Traffic Modeling 13 0 0
6E Detour Geometric Standards 11 1 1
6A Media Provide Advanced & Real Time Information 5 0 0
6D Entering / Exiting Equipment in Work Zones 5 0 0
18 Permit Construction – CT Oversight 2 0 0
26B Standardized Specification 2 0 0
16A Public Buy-In / Local Community Feedback 1 0 0
17 Resourcing Allocation 1 0 0
6B Work Zone Training 0 0 0
7 Flexibility 0 0 0
16B Elected Officials 0 0 0
26A Research Work Zones 0 0 0
26C Occupational Hazards 0 0 0